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| Chess by Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph   Malcolm Pein writes for the Daily Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk) you can read his chess columns along with those of Nigel Short and David Norwood at their Chess Club (to read the columns you need to register which is free). Chess for Monday 31st May 2004 The Chinese hold on the Fide Women's World Championship is loosening after the top seed Humpy Koneru of India won the first game of her round four match against Xu Yuhua at Elista. The 2004 championship was hastily moved to Fide President Kirsan Ilyuzmhinov's fiefdom after fighting broke out at the scheduled venue of Batumi in Georgia. Koneru is on course to match the exploits of her compatriot Vishy Anand a former Fide champion who has often prevailed over the masses of players from Eastern European countries and the former Soviet Union. Koneru survived some dubious positions and a play off in the third round against Tatiana Kosintseva of Russia and is odds on to make the semi finals. Chinese players have held the title since 1999 with first Xie Jun and then defending world champion Zhu Chen. Round three results Kosintseva 0-1 1-0 Koneru, Koneru won the play off Lomineishvili 0-1 0-1 Dzagnidze Jackova 0-1 draw Chiburdanidze Bojkovic 0-1 draw Kachiani Kovalevskaya 1-0 0-1 Lahno, Kovalevskaya won the play off Cramling draw draw Cmilyte, Cmilyte won the play off Zhukova draw draw Stefanova, Stefanova won the play off Paehtz draw 0-1 Xu, Yuhua Round four game one Koneru 1-0 Xu Yuhua Stefanova 1-0 Dzagnidze Chiburdanidze 1-0 Cmilyte Kovalevskaya 1-0 Kachiani The black knights are a match for the white bishops in the early stages and Koneru sacrifices two pawns when Black initiates complications and weakens her dark squares with the bold 22. ...g5!?. Koneru,H (2513) - Xu Yuhua (2474) [E12] FIDE WCh Women KO Elista RUS (4.1), 29.05.2004 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Nc6 10.Nxc5 bxc5 11.Be3 [ 11.Bd3] 11...Qe7 [ 11...Nd4] 12.Qd1 [ 12.h3 0-0 13.0-0-0 0-1 Almeida,O-Herrera,I Havana CUB 2001 (75).] 12...0-0 13.Be2 e5 14.0-0 Nd4 15.Bd3 a5 16.Rb1 g6 17.f4 exf4 18.Rxf4 Qe5 19.Qf1 Ra6 20.h3 Nf5 21.Bd2 Ng3 22.Qf2! g5!? 23.Rf3 Ngxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Qxe4 Black errs in a very complex position. [ 25...Bxe4 looks fine.] 26.Rf1 Qxc4 27.Rf5 Rg6 [ 27...f6 If 28.Rxg5+; 27...g4 followed by Rg6 to try and prise open the a8-h1 diagonal was more active. Black may have been pinning her hopes on the line ] 28.Rxc5! Qe6 29.Re1 Qd6 30.Rxa5 Koneru then has two connected queenside pawns as well as threats on the long black diagonal and the back rank. 30...Rc8 31.Rxg5 Rxg5 32.Bxg5 Qg6 33.Bf6 h6 doesn't help. [ 33...Kf8 was the only chance to eliminate the back rank threat and aim for Rc8-c2.] 34.Re3! Qb1+ [ 34...Rc2 35.Re8+ Kh7 36.Rh8#] 35.Kh2 Be4 36.Qf4  Qxh6 is coming. 1-0 |
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